Just watching this 16 year old kid hit balls with so much talent is hard to comprehend, she is beating an elite field on a tough course in Dubai. Her father Scott who is also her caddy, chaperone, body guard and teacher must be having the time of his life as he takes his daughter around the world and watches her grow and develop into an LPGA superstar.
Here is part of the LPGA Europeantour.com report
Lexi Thompson of the United States says that she will just ‘have fun and relax’ as she goes in pursuit of her second professional title at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on Saturday.
The 16-year-old from Coral Springs in Florida birdied the 18th hole at Emirates Golf Club on Friday to move a stroke ahead of the field going into the final round.
A round of 70, containing four birdies and two bogeys, saw her end on -10, which was just enough to edge ahead of Sweden’s Sophie Gustafson.
Whereas Gustafson played her second shot short of the lake at the last hole, Thompson was able to strike a three wood just over the back of the green from 212 yards, setting up an eagle opportunity.
The teen judged the pace of her first putt perfectly and then holed from around four feet to move one stroke clear of the field.
Thompson had dropped a shot at the first hole, narrowing her two stroke overnight lead to one, but recovered with a birdie at the third for a level par front nine of 35. She then picked up shots at the 10th and 14th and three-putted the par-three 15th, before finishing in style.
Thompson revealed that she will be wearing her lucky final-round colour of blue on Saturday, having won in the same outfit at the Navistar Classic in September, when she was the youngest ever winner on the LPGA. Should she win in Dubai, she would be the second youngest winner on the Ladies European Tour, Amy Yang won as an amateur, but she would be the youngest professional winner and allowed to collect the €75,000 first prize.
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